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Tamoxifen and Ovary Pain
Hi all, I am 52 next month, premenopausal, and on Tamoxifen. I have been on it for about 2 months. For the last 2 weeks, I've had off-and-on ovarian pain. Last week, it coincided with my cycle. Yesterday it started up again. It's. Sharp pain in left ovary. I used to get cysts a lot. I think this is also a cyst and may be…
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Mom with stage 2 ILC
hello everyone! this is about my mom, she just went through a single mastectomy for stage2A ILC(multifocal). There were two tumors, one was 23 mm and the second one was 10 mm.No lymph nodes involved, no LVI but PNI was found. So far, no chimeotherapy or radiotherapy was discussed, only daily letrozole. Is this an ok course…
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Diagnosed last thursday, now in the waiting game for appointments
Well I got the alert last Thursday that I had a new result in my MyChart and I looked and got the news there at my job. Looks like I have grade 3 IDC, triple negitive hormone test. The NP at my OB/GYN office called and asked where I wanted my referral sent. I gave them a few places and now I wait. Not having much…
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Breast MRI Results
My doctor recommended that I start receiving Breast MRI exams due to my lifetime risk %, as my mother had a breast cancer diagnosis at 49 years old. She is still a survivor 18 years later. I just turned 43 years old, and consider myself relatively healthy. I had an abnormal mammogram two years ago, and after a sonogram,…
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Need to hear from any long term grade 3 survivors
I am doing quite well and have gotten through all active treatment. The last step is my 3-D nipple tattoos. Anyway I am struggling a little right now. It's not bad but I could use encouragement. My original diagnosis was a grade 3, hormone positive tumor. No lymph node involvement and no LVI but that grade 3 haunts me…
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Brand New - like FRESH
I’m sure I will grow to understand what many of you are going through and even talking about. I’ve had a mammogram , ultrasound - biopsy in armpit and breast. It came back as cancer. So now i am in the ‘system’ and have been booked for a Bone Scan, ECG, Oncologist and Surgeon this week. (4 different appts) I’m in Canada…
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Camizestrant CAMBRIA 1 Clinical trial
Hello, Has anyone gotten any information on this trial or are participating in it? I have been reading up on it and have just found out through my oncology center that I can participate. Here's some information on it: CAMBRIA-1: A Phase III, Open-Label, Randomised Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Extended Therapy…
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When you don't fit the studies and your doctors disagree
Hi all. I'm recently diagnosed (March) with regional recurrence in right axillary nodes, 17 years after double mastectomy/chemo/tamoxifen for IDC right side (with negative sentinel node biopsy). Surgery in April removed 4 positive nodes and 4 negative nodes. Cancer is again ER+, PR+, HER2 negative (but this time HER2 low).…
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How could I ever have foreseen...that I'd be here at year eighteen?!
Checking in on my survivor sisters with my traditional cancerversary post. I remember how much it used to help me when I saw posts from Stage III-ers who were WAY out from diagnosis (and there weren't as many back then), Here's wishing you HOPE, which is one of the most important things we have in our toolbox! Hugs to all…
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Zometa - What was your experience?
My last bone scan showed mid-level osteopenia, and my doc recommended Zometa. I was lucky enough that my cancer seems to have been caught by my mastectomy - no chemo or rads. I'm on anastrozole just to be safe. Most of the other Zometa threads seem to be for very complex cases where the posters are juggling many conditions…
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Tamoxifen: start or no?
Hi After meeting with my MO yesterday and we agree to stop Lupron as the emotional side effects are just not doing well with me. I am premenopausal, age 47, and Oncology score is 22. My risk of distance occurrence in 9 years was 13%, with tamoxifen it would reduce to 8% and if using ovarian suppression or chemo, it would…
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diagnosed with DCIS - advice welcome
Hi Everyone, First time posting here. Great forum with lots of information and support, and I’m hoping to garner some after finding out today via a pathology report that I have DCIS. I had a lumpectomy back in 2016 for a papilloma that turned out to be benign, and just this past month, experienced an excruciatingly sharp,…
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The husband's and partner's corner
A gathering space for the partners of loved ones with breast cancer to discuss your unique experiences.
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Breast Reconstruction
Hello, I just had a bilateral mastectomy with immediate reconstruction. It’s been 48 hours since my surgery and I feel that both of my breasts are becoming warm to the touch closer to the armpit area. Is it normal? I don’t have fever and generally feel well recovering from the surgery. There is a lot of swelling and…
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patty
Does anyone have info on Patty? Haven't seen her here for awhile.
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Maybe a dumb flat question?
I had surgery Monday. Modified radical on the left and simple on the right. This may be a silly question but will my chest become more flat instead of concave? I am having a very hard time processing what I see under the bandages right now and try not to look because I just cry when I do. Will it look any better? The…
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Comfort dogs
Okay, I am just throwing this out there: does anyone else feel closer to their dog than to humans through this roller coaster journey? I have a wonderful life and great support, but my little blind shelter dog Lewie (a white poodle mix) has been constantly by my side- whether I am sleeping on the couch after chemo or in…
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PREDICT BREAST CANCER CALCULATOR : NEW VERSION V.3
Hi Everyone ! Just thought I'd share this here. Predict Breast Online has released a newer version of their survival calculator. This new version is based on women diagnosed between 2000 and 2017, vs. 1999 and 2003 for the former version. It now includes more details such as PR receptor status, radiation treatments, etc.…
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Deciding on your implant location; Subpectoral or prepectoral
Good Afternoon Group. I met with both my BS and PS this week and was not aware of some decisions I need to make. Specifically under or over the muscle. I was naive and thought it was just a done deal to go under the muscle/Sub-pectoral. Turns out this was not the case. Both surgeons made arguments for and against both…
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Pain and tightness around implant after radiation
I’m 13 months post final radiation and have extreme tightness around my implant. There isn’t a time when I don’t have an uncomfortable feeling or down right pain. Now the back story and questions. Original Dx 6/2016. Dbl mastectomy, SLN Bx, under muscle reconstruction with textured implants. Woke up feeling as if I was…
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Biopsy Results
Greetings - just diagnosed today - more testing to come. I had 2 areas biopsied via stereotactic biopsy (right breast). Area of architectural distortion came back benign - with stroll fibrosis, columnar cell change, usual ductal hyperplasia and focal features suggestive of a radial scar. Calcifications came back -…
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Revision/Corrective Reconstruction Surgery - What's Your Experience?
Please share in this thread your experiences with revision or corrective reconstruction surgery. As a reminder, we'll be hosting a webinar called Corrective Breast Reconstruction: Getting the Results You Want on July 9 at 6pm ET. You can register here:…
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Multicentric ILC
Hello, I am new to this site but hope to find support with others who have my condition. When I was first diagnosed with BC, I was optimistic based on the initial results, namely very early stage because of the tumor size. However, as I proceeded with additional testing - biopsy and MRI - the diagnosis just kept getting…
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TC vs. CMF
I had a lumpectomy a month ago. The tumor was smallish with micrometastatic carcinoma in one lymph node. The doctors initially thought that I would need radiation but not chemo, but after getting my oncotype (28), the medical oncologist is strongly recommending chemo, too. She's given me two choices: AT (4 doses, each 3…
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ADH and low dose Tamoxifen
I’m 65 years old and have had normal mammograms until this year. I had a lumpectomy last month after a biopsy indicated atypical ductal hyperplasia. Because of this and the fact that my mother, her sister, and her aunt all had breast cancer, I am now considered high risk and my oncologist is recommending low dose Tamoxifen…
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Exchange City
We love to include everyone's surgery dates - Please PM me and I will update the list to include you! The list keeps changing since we try to move forward as the dates move forward. Thanks. - Jean Useful web sites: Mentor: http://www.justbreastimplants.com/implants/mentor_specs.htm…
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Anyone take Tamoxifen after Uterine Cancer
just wondering if anyone out there has taken Tamoxifen after a hysterectomy for uterine cancer.
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Have to make a radiation decision
I have IDC…stage 1, HR+, PR+, HER2-, Grade 2. I’ve had a lumpectomy with tissue rearrangement and sentinel node biopsies. The sentinel nodes came back clear. The RO said that since I’m 73 yo and the tumor was small, 1.9 cm, that I can either have no radiation or a partial breast accelerated radiation course of 5 days. Even…
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Long term side effects of radiation theraphy
for my sister doctor suggested her for 33 sessions of radiation theraphy after mastectomy I just want to long term side effects of radiation and how soon we can go for radiation theraphy after mastectomy kindly share your experience